Electronic device

ABSTRACT

An electronic device includes a casing, a driven component, a magnetic component and an electromagnetic component. The casing has an outer surface, an inner surface, and an accommodating groove penetrating through the outer surface and the inner surface. The driven component is movably disposed in the accommodating groove. The magnetic component is connected to the driven component. The electromagnetic component is aligned with the magnetic component, and the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are located at the same side of the inner surface. When the electromagnetic component isn&#39;t powered, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are attracted to each other, and the driven component is positioned at a first position. When the electromagnetic component is powered, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are repulsed to each other so as to drive the driven component to move from the first position to the second position.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser.No. 16/427,268, filed on May 30, 2019, which claims the benefit ofTaiwan application serial no. 107118663, filed on May 31, 2018. Theentirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is herebyincorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The disclosure is related to an electronic device, and particularly toan electronic device having a special design.

Description of Related Art

Current electronic products such as notebook computer, table PC or smartphone are rapidly developed with new styles. Not only the specificationof software and hardware are improved, but also the appearance design ofproduct has received more attention. Therefore, related manufacturersare making more efforts to change the appearance of product in order tobring new visual experiences to users or consumers.

SUMMARY

The disclosure provides an electronic device having a special design.

The electronic device of the disclosure includes a casing, a drivencomponent, a magnetic component and an electromagnetic component. Thecasing has an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outersurface and an accommodating groove penetrating through the outersurface and the inner surface. The driven component is movably disposedin the accommodating groove. The magnetic component is connected to thedriven component. The electromagnetic component is aligned with themagnetic component, and the magnetic component and the electromagneticcomponent are disposed on the same side of the inner surface. When theelectromagnetic component is not powered, the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are attracted to each other, and the drivencomponent is positioned at a first position. When the electromagneticcomponent is powered, the magnetic component and the electromagneticcomponent are repulsed to each other, thereby driving the drivencomponent to move from the first position to a second position.

According to the disclosure, the electronic device includes a first bodyand a second body pivoted to each other. The second body includes acasing, a driven component, a magnetic component and an electromagneticcomponent. The casing has an outer surface, an inner surface opposite tothe outer surface and an accommodating groove penetrating through theouter surface and the inner surface. The driven component is movablydisposed in the accommodating groove. The magnetic component isconnected to the driven component. The electromagnetic component isaligned with the magnetic component, and the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are disposed on the same side of the innersurface. When the second body is closed on the first body, theelectromagnetic component is not powered, the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are attracted to each other, and the drivingcomponent is positioned at a first position. When the second body isopened relative to the first body, the electromagnetic component ispowered, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component arerepulsed to each other, thereby driving the driven component to movefrom the first position to a second position.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the disclosure can changethe position of the driven component through attractive force orrepulsive force, wherein the appearance surface of the driven componentexposed outside the casing (or referred to as exposed outside theaccommodating groove) may have a logo, a symbol or text to bring adifferent visual experience to the user or have an appearance designthat makes the product stand out.

In order to make the aforementioned features and advantages of thedisclosure more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying figures aredescribed in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the present invention, and are incorporated in andconstitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrateembodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serveto explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic top view of a second body of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of the second body inFIG. 2 taken along line A-A.

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of the second body inFIG. 2 taken along line B-B.

FIG. 5 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of an electromagneticcomponent being powered in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of theelectromagnetic component being powered in FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to anembodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a partial schematic top view ofa second body of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a partial schematic cross-sectionalview of the second body in FIG. 2 taken along line A-A. FIG. 4 is apartial schematic cross-sectional view of the second body in FIG. 2taken along line B-B. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in the embodiment,an electronic device 100 may be a notebook computer, or a combination ofa tablet PC and a docking station, and the electronic device 100includes a first body 110 and a second body 120 pivoted to each other.

The second body 120 includes a casing 121, a driven component 122, amagnetic component 123 and an electromagnetic component 124, wherein thedriven component 122, the magnetic component 123 and the electromagneticcomponent 124 are disposed in the casing 121, and a portion of thedriven component 122 is exposed outside the casing 121. Furthermore, thecasing 121 has an outer surface 121 a, an inner surface 121 b and anaccommodating groove 121 c, wherein the outer surface 121 a and theinner surface 121 b are opposite to each other, and the accommodatinggroove 121 c penetrates through the outer surface 121 a and the innersurface 121 b. The driven component 122 is disposed in the accommodatinggroove 121 c, and is moveable reciprocately relative to the casing 121along a direction D perpendicular to the outer surface 121 a of thecasing 121. The appearance surface of the driven component 122 exposedoutside the casing 121 (or referred to as exposed outside theaccommodating groove 121 c) may have a logo, a symbol or text to bring adifferent visual experience to the user or have an appearance designthat makes the product stand out. On the other hand, the outer contourof the driven component 122 and the inner contour of the accommodatinggroove 121 c are complementary to each other, and a cross-sectional areaof the driven component 122 parallel with the outer surface 121 a of thecasing 121 is slightly smaller than a cross-sectional area of theaccommodating groove 121 c parallel with the outer surface 121 a of thecasing 121.

In the embodiment, the magnetic component 123 is connected to anotherside of the driven component 122 facing away from the appearance surface122 a, wherein the electromagnetic component 124 is aligned with themagnetic component 123, and magnetic component 123 and theelectromagnetic component 124 are located on the same side of the innersurface 121 b of the casing 121. Specifically, the electromagneticcomponent 124 may be completely or partially overlapped with themagnetic component 123 in the direction perpendicular to the outersurface 121 a of the casing 121. In the condition where theelectromagnetic component 124 is not powered, the electromagneticcomponent 124 and the magnetic component 123 are attracted to eachother, with the attractive force between the electromagnetic component124 and the magnetic component 123, the driven component 122 can bepositioned at a first position shown in FIG. 3. At this time, theappearance surface 122 a of the driven component 122 is, for example,slightly lower than the outer surface 121 a of the casing 121, orcoplanar with the outer surface 121 a of the casing 121.

FIG. 5 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of an electromagneticcomponent being powered in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a partial schematiccross-sectional view of the electromagnetic component being powered inFIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to FIG. 6, take a notebookcomputer or a combination of tablet PC and docking station as anexample, when the second body 120 is closed on the first body 110, acontroller (not shown) does not control a power module (not shown) tosupply current to the electromagnetic component 124. When the secondbody 120 is opened relative to the first body 110, the controller (notshown) receives a triggering signal, thereby controlling the powermodule (not shown) to supply current to the electromagnetic component124. In the condition where the electromagnetic component 124 ispowered, the electromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component123 are repulsed to each other, with the repulsive force between theelectromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123, the drivencomponent 122 is driven to move from the first position shown in FIG. 3to a second position shown in FIG. 5 along the direction D. After thedriven component 122 is moved to the second position as shown in FIG. 5,the appearance surface 122 a of the driven component 122 exceeds theouter surface 121 a of the casing 121 such that the partial appearanceof the product creates a stereoscopic impression.

In the embodiment, the electronic device 100 may sense a state switchbetween the first body 110 and the second body 120 through a gravitysensor (not shown) disposed on the second body 120, cooperation betweena hall sensor (not shown) disposed on one of the first body 110 and thesecond body 120 and a magnet (not shown) disposed on the other one ofthe first body 110 and the second body 120, an angle sensor (not shown)disposed on a hinge 101 pivoted to the first body 110 and the secondbody 120, cooperation between a magnetic reed switch (not shown)disposed on one of the first body 110 and the second body 120 and amagnet (not shown) disposed on the other one of the first body 110 andthe second body 120 or an embedded software, for example, to sense theopening action of the second body 120 relative to the first body 110 andtransmit a triggering signal to the controller (not shown), therebycontrolling the power module (not shown) to supply current to theelectromagnetic component 124. On the contrary, if the second body 120is closed on the first body 110, the power module stops supplying thecurrent to the electromagnetic component 124.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 to FIG. 6, the second body 120 furtherincludes a carrier 125 disposed corresponding to the accommodatinggroove 121 c and connected to another side of the driven component 122facing away from the appearance surface 122 a. The carrier 125, themagnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component 124 aredisposed in the casing 121 and located on the same side of the innersurface 121 b of the casing 121. In the embodiment, the magneticcomponent 123 is not directly connected to the driven component 122 butconnected to the driven component 122 through the carrier 125. Thecarrier 125 is configured to carry the driven component 122, and thecross-sectional area of the carrier 125 parallel with the outer surface121 a of the casing 121 is larger than the cross-sectional area of theaccommodating groove 121 c parallel with the outer surface 121 a of thecasing 121; with such design, it can be prevented that the drivencomponent 122 falls out of the casing 121.

On the other hand, the second body 120 further includes at least oneelastic component 126 disposed between the carrier 125 and the innersurface 121 b of the casing 121. The elastic component 126 is, forexample, a compressed spring. When the electromagnetic component 124 ispowered, the magnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component124 are repulsed to each other, with the repulsive force between theelectromagnetic component 124 and the magnetic component 123, the drivencomponent 122 can be driven to move from the first position shown inFIG. 3 to the second position shown in FIG. 5, and the carrier 125 ismoved toward the inner surface 121 b of the casing 121 along with thedriven component 122 and compresses the elastic component 126. On thecontrary, if the electromagnetic component 124 is not powered, therepulsive force between the electromagnetic component 124 and themagnetic component 123 is removed. At this time, the elastic restoringforce of the elastic component 126 may drive the carrier 125 to move ina direction away from the inner surface 121 b of the casing 121, and thedriven component 122 is moved along with the carrier 125 to return tothe first position shown in FIG. 3.

In the embodiment, the casing 121 further has at least one firstpositioning portion 121 d located on the inner surface 121 b, and thecarrier 125 has at least one second positioning portion 125 a facing theinner surface 121 b. The first positioning portion 121 d is aligned withthe second positioning portion 125 a, wherein the first positioningportion 121 d and the second positioning portion 125 a may be acombination of a pillar and a recess, and are respectively configured toposition the elastic component 126. For example, the pillar may passthrough the elastic component 126, and a portion of the elasticcomponent 126 may be disposed in the recess.

On the other hand, the second body 120 further includes a bracket 127which has at least one fixing portion 127 a and a cantilever portion 127b connected to the fixing portion 127 a, wherein the fixing portion 127a is connected to the inner surface 121 b of the casing 121, and theelastic component 126 and the cantilever portion 127 b are respectivelylocated at two opposite sides of the carrier 125. The cantilever portion127 b is, for example, across one side of the carrier 125, wherein theelectromagnetic component 124 is connected to the cantilever portion 127b, and the magnetic component 123 and the electromagnetic component 124are respectively located at two opposite sides of the cantilever portion127 b. Specifically, the bracket 127 is configured to carry theelectromagnetic component 124 and capable of limiting movement of thecarrier 125 from moving in the direction away from the inner surface 121b of the casing 121.

In summary of the above, the electronic device of the disclosure canchange the position of the driven component through attractive force orrepulsive force, wherein the appearance surface of the driven componentexposed outside the casing (or referred to as exposed outside theaccommodating groove) may have a logo, a symbol or text to bring adifferent visual experience to the user or have an appearance designthat makes the product stand out. Specifically, in the condition wherethe electromagnetic component is powered, the electromagnetic componentand the magnetic component are repulsed to each other, with therepulsive force between the electromagnetic component and magneticcomponent, the driven component can be driven to move from the firstposition to the second position. After the driven component is moved tothe second position, the appearance surface of the driven componentexceeds the outer surface of the casing such that the partial appearanceof the product creates a stereoscopic impression.

Although the disclosure has been disclosed by the above embodiments, theembodiments are not intended to limit the disclosure. It will beapparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications andvariations can be made to the structure of the disclosure withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. Therefore, theprotecting range of the disclosure falls in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device, comprising: a casing,having an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outer surfaceand an accommodating groove penetrating through the outer surface andthe inner surface; a driven component, movably disposed in theaccommodating groove; a magnetic component, connected to the drivencomponent; and an electromagnetic component, aligned with the magneticcomponent, and the magnetic component and the electromagnetic componentlocated on the same side of the inner surface, wherein when theelectromagnetic component is not powered, the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are attracted to each other, and the drivencomponent is positioned at a first position, when the electromagneticcomponent is powered, the magnetic component and the electromagneticcomponent are repulsed to each other, thereby driving the drivencomponent to move from the first position to a second position, whereinthe magnetic component and the driven component are moved synchronously.2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: acarrier, connected to the driven component, wherein the carrier, themagnetic component and the electromagnetic component are located on thesame side of the inner surface, and the magnetic component is connectedto the driven component through the carrier; and at least one elasticcomponent, disposed between the carrier and the inner surface, whereinwhen the electromagnetic component is powered, the magnetic componentand the electromagnetic component are repulsed to each other, therebydriving the driven component to move from the first position to thesecond position, and the carrier is moved toward the inner surface alongwith the driven component and compresses the elastic component.
 3. Theelectronic device according to claim 2, further comprising: a bracket,having at least one fixing portion and a cantilever portion connected tothe fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion is connected to the innersurface, and the elastic component and the cantilever portion arerespectively located at two opposite sides of the carrier, theelectromagnetic component is connected to the cantilever portion, andthe magnetic component and the electromagnetic component arerespectively located at two opposite sides of the cantilever portion. 4.The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the casing furtherhas at least one first positioning portion located on the inner surface,and the carrier has at least one second positioning portion facing theinner surface, the first positioning portion is aligned with the secondpositioning portion and respectively configured to position the elasticcomponent.
 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein thedriven component has an appearance surface exposed outside theaccommodating groove, when the driven component is positioned at thefirst position, the appearance surface is lower than or coplanar with anouter surface of the casing, after the driven component is moved fromthe first position to the second position, the appearance surfaceexceeds an outer surface of the casing.
 6. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 1, further comprising: a carrier, connected to thedriven component, wherein the carrier, the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are located on the same side of the innersurface, and the magnetic component is connected to the driven componentthrough the carrier; and a bracket, fixed to the inner surface, whereinthe electromagnetic component is attached to the bracket, and thecarrier is disposed between the inner surface and the bracket.
 7. Anelectronic device, comprising: a first body; and a second body, pivotedto the first body, wherein the second body comprises: a casing, havingan outer surface, an inner surface relative to the outer surface and anaccommodating groove penetrating through the outer surface and the innersurface; a driven component, movably disposed in the accommodatinggroove; a magnetic component, connected to the driving component; and anelectromagnetic component, aligned with the magnetic component, and themagnetic component and the electromagnetic component located on the sameside of the inner surface, when the second body is closed on the firstbody, the electromagnetic component is not powered, the magneticcomponent and the electromagnetic component are attracted to each other,and the driven component is positioned at a first position, when thesecond body is opened relative to the first body, the electromagneticcomponent is powered, the magnetic component and the electromagneticcomponent are repulsed to each other, thereby driving the drivencomponent to move from the first position to a second position, whereinthe magnetic component and the driven component are moved synchronously.8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the second bodyfurther comprises: a carrier, connected to the driven component, whereinthe carrier, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic componentare located on the same side of the inner surface, and the magneticcomponent is connected to the driven component through the carrier; andat least one elastic component, disposed between the carrier and theinner surface, wherein when the electromagnetic component is powered,the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are repulsed toeach other, thereby driving the driven component to move from the firstposition to the second position, and the carrier is moved toward theinner surface along with the driven component and compresses the elasticcomponent.
 9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein thesecond body further comprises: a bracket, having at least one fixingportion and a cantilever portion connected to the fixing portion,wherein the fixing portion is connected to the inner surface, and theelastic component and the cantilever portion are respectively located attwo opposite sides of the carrier, the electromagnetic component isconnected to the cantilever portion, and the magnetic component and theelectromagnetic component are respectively located at two opposite sidesof the cantilever portion.
 10. The electronic device according to claim8, wherein the casing further has at least one first positioning portionlocated on the inner surface, and the carrier has at least one secondpositioning portion facing the inner surface, the first positioningportion is aligned with the second positioning portion and respectivelydisposed to position the elastic component.
 11. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 7, wherein the driven component has an appearancesurface exposed outside the accommodating groove, when the drivencomponent is positioned at the first position, the appearance surface islower than or coplanar with the outer surface of the casing, after thedriven component is moved from the first position to the secondposition, the appearance surface exceeds the outer surface of thecasing.
 12. The electronic device according to claim 7, furthercomprising: a carrier, connected to the driven component, wherein thecarrier, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component arelocated on the same side of the inner surface, and the magneticcomponent is connected to the driven component through the carrier; anda bracket, fixed to the inner surface, wherein the electromagneticcomponent is attached to the bracket, and the carrier is disposedbetween the inner surface and the bracket.